Survey #267—Full Response from Kathy
| Describe ways in which aging has negatively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | Less energy to declutter. I'm still working, and my extra energy tends to go toward daily home maintenance without a lot of extra energy of time to declutter. |
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| Describe ways in which getting older has positively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | I've been learning by experience that no one is interested in my stuff, so it is making it easier to toss what I can't use or that isn't accepted at the local thrift store. I've also seen older people struggling to let go of their possessions beyond their ability to care for them. It makes it a burden for the family. I want to have less and make it easier for me to move/downsize and not leave a burden for others. I also don't want to be so emotionally attached to things that it makes it that much harder if I have to ultimately move to some kind of assisted living/nursing home. |
| Describe ways in which you’d like for your space and belongings to better support your goals and dreams for the next years of your life. | I already find yard maintenance "too much." I don't enjoy it and spending about 3 hours on a weekend if it's not too hot or raining is about all I can force myself to do. 😉 Once I retire, I don't want to spend all my time doing yard work. I also want the ability to move/downsize whenever that's desired or necessary. Having less would make that move so much easier. A friend who never owned a home is moving across country, and she still struggles with decluttering her apartment and what to let go and what to keep. How much harder that would be for me with a whole house! |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | Thank you for continuing to do these podcasts. They are encouraging and motivating. They all give me things to reflect on that help me each time I do some decluttering. |
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